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They call it �stimulus� legislation, but the economic measures racing through Congress would devote tens of billions of dollars to causes that have little to do with jolting the country out of recession.
They call it �stimulus� legislation, but the economic measures racing through Congress would devote tens of billions of dollars to causes that have little to do with jolting the country out of recession.There�s $345 million for Agriculture Department computers, $650 million for TV converter boxes, $15 billion for college scholarships � worthy, perhaps, but not likely to put many Americans back to work quickly.Yes, there are many billions of dollars in �ready-to-go� job-creating projects in President Barack Obama�s economic stimulus bill. But there are also plenty of items that are just unfinished business for Congress� old bulls.An $800 billion-plus package, it turns out, gives lawmakers plenty of opportunities to rid themselves of nagging headaches left over from the days when running up the government�s $10 trillion-plus debt was a bigger concern.There�s $1 billion to deal with Census problems and $88 million to help move the Public Health Service into a new building next year. The Senate would devote $2.1 billion to pay off a looming shortfall in public housing accounts, $870 million to combat the flu and $400 million to slow the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia.�I have communicated to the administration that there are parts of this package that don�t meet the test that they themselves established of temporary, timely and targeted,� said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D. He wants Obama to weigh in to knock out the clunkers during House-Senate negotiations.But nothing is in the legislation by accident. By including in the Senate stimulus bill such far-ranging ideas as $40 million to convert the way health statistics are collected � from paper to an electronic system � lawmakers are able to thin out their in-boxes, even if they aren�t doing much to create jobs.There�s also $380 million in the Senate bill for a rainy day fund for the Women, Infants and Children program that delivers healthful food to the poor. WIC got the equivalent of a $1 billion infusion last fall.At the same time, putting items in the stimulus bill that really should be handled in annual appropriations bills creates more room in the latter for pet projects and other programs.It creates �headroom,� a top Senate GOP budget aide said, for things senators didn�t have room for in the regular process but still want to do.Some lawmakers are sounding warnings.�I suggested ... less spending and especially less spending for those items that are not stimulus and should be funded through the regular appropriations process,� said Rep. Jerry Lewis of California, top Republican on the Appropriations Committee.Part of the reason so much non-stimulus spending has made it into the stimulus bill is that there are only so many traditional jobs-heavy public works projects that can get started quickly. As it is, most of the money in the bill for road building, water projects and mass transit probably won�t be spent until the economy has turned around and is back on a recovery path.For example, just one-third of $30 billion proposed by the House for highway construction would reach the economy in the next year and a half, according to the Congressional Budget Office.Democrats are going ahead with Obama�s $500 tax credit for most workers and $1,000 for couples even though there�s wide agreement that last year�s rebate checks weren�t effective in sparking recovery.Defenders of the package said that once experts determined it would take $800 billion to start to pull the country out of recession and emphasized the urgency, details took on less importance.�If the house is burning, you�re not going to worry about which hose you grab, so long as you get water on the fire,� said Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., one of the chief authors of the House package as chairman of its appropriations committee.But some Democrats, like Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, think the $3.5 billion in the stimulus package devoted to health research, or the $14 billion-$15 billion for boosting Pell Grant college scholarships by $400 to $500 would be better spent on additional brick and mortar infrastructure projects.�You don�t want to be against Pell Grants,� Nelson said. �But the question is, how many people go to work on Pell Grants? Should it be in this legislation if it�s about jobs?����EDITOR�S NOTE � Andrew Taylor covers Congress and the federal budget for The Associated Press.


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Until the later part of the period, Iron Age burial rituals are rarely evidenced in archaeology. The earliest burials seem to represent a practice of burying people within settlements in jars inserted into boundary ditches or in former storage pits. This changes radically in the later period, with the adoption of communal cemeteries for cremation and more occasionally inhumation, as seen at Mucking and Ardale School.
Cremation seems to be an innovation of around 50-25 BC and is invariably associated with Belgic pottery. Sites are still relatively rare and distributed around the edges of the county, so it seems unlikely that cremation took over from the "invisible" rites that had been used before. At the time the rite was used in Gaul and the Rhineland and its adoption in this country, accompanied by rectangular funerary enclosures, may represent the deliberate adoption of a European fashion of burial, perhaps influenced by refugees from the Gallic wars fought on the continent between natives and Romans.

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Really digging the structo launch page. I love that illustration, it's got that nice wall-e-esque feel that's so nice. The background imagery and the general layout of the page are very well done. We don't feature too many launch pages here at UMS but we'll put them in the gallery when they are well done like this one. All that said, I do think the type selection could use some reigning in. There just feels like too many that aren't working together like they could. A simple adjustment like that could make this page really great.
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BEEBE, Ark. (KTHV) -- In five short days Arkansas is scheduled to begin the executions of 7 men and the state has fulfilled their need for volunteer witnesses.
James Phillips' wife, 34 year-old Mary Phillips, was raped and murdered and his daughter was almost beat to death by Jack Jones, one of the seven death row inmates set to be executed.
Phillips will be on the front row of Jones' execution April 24 as a witness.
"I don't think it will bother me a bit," he said. "I've been waiting for justice for nearly 22 years and that's all I'm after."
His family and friends will also be there.
"My son, father-in-law, Mary's sister and her sister's husband and son, probably some friends from down south Arkansas," said Phillips.
When it comes to protesters against executions, he respects their wishes and he expects the same.
"Anybody that doesn't want to watch it or is against it, that's fine and dandy with me, but until they have been in our situation they have no idea," he said. "They can protest all they want, whatever they want to do, that's their business."
Phillips said this is the law and the state needs to follow through.
"If they don't want to carry out with this execution then turn him out in the street and see how long he last," Phillips said.
Being a witness is something he said he won't change his mind on. He wants Jack Jones to suffer just like his wife did.
"This is something I have to do, my family has to do, and especially me," he said.
Phillips also said he's tired of paying taxes to keep death row inmates in prison, money he said could be used towards better things for the state.


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Is Artificial Intelligence the solution to Growing Retail Industry?
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Every June, Dover-Foxcroft holds the annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival—an event which draws in thousands of locals and tourists alike. Visitors can eat whoopie pies to their heart's content as well as participate in (or just be a spectator) to the many activities taking place throughout the day. There are whoopie pie eating contests, races, Clydesdale carriage rides, live musical performances and plenty of activities for the kids.
Dover-Foxcroft is just about a two-hour drive from Portland, so if you're planning on vacationing in the area during June, make sure to visit the website for the festival beforehand to check its date. It's an experience which is most certainly uniquely Maine, and it is just one of the many great food festivals which take place in the state during the summer months. Other notable festivals include the Yarmouth Clam Festival, the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, as well as a number of blueberry festivals in various towns. Of all the things Maine is famous for, fresh seafood, blueberry pie and whoopie pies are at the top of the list, so when you're here you should try all of them.
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Alright! Now we're talking! I think this was the best issue of the new run so far. Outside of the first issue, this one left me the most excited for the future of the comic. These were my favorite aspects of issue #7:
1) The way Marcus To draws Speedball. I have been a Speedball fan my whole life. I think this is my favorite rendition of him so far. In this issue, Marcus captures Speedball perfectly. He looks to have matured away from his teenage appearance from Volume One while still retaining a youthful look. You could imagine this as the older version of that wise cracking kid we used to know. He has obviously changed and grown as a result of his time serving 'Penance', but has returned somewhat to his definitive self and seems to be right where he should be along the grand timeline. Also, let me say this... one of the keys to drawing Speedball successfully has always been his hair. MANY artists have failed to capture this over the years. Typically, the artists who get the hair right, tend to get the whole package right. Bagley was able to do this, Derrick Robertson not so much, (although I think he was a worthy successor to Bagley's legacy during the original run). Marcus NAILS it! This is Speedball at his best and I am loving it! Thank you Marcus To for getting it just right!
2) Jake Waffles and Mr. Whiskers new look. I am going to admit that I initially thought the addition of these two was pretty lame. To me they looked silly and immature. This new look is nice. Especially Waffles. I think it still looks fun but now is a tad cooler. I think I would actually like to see Waffles filling a support role similar to Chord on a permanent basis.
3) Overall art. The art was very nice throughout the whole issue. Not sure if it was just me, but it actually seemed to get better as the issue went along. By the end I was stopping to admire the work. I really like how Marcus draws Sun Girl, Justice and 'Waterita'.
4) Robbie being startled by Vance's hologram suddenly popping up right in front of him. That part made me laugh.
5) The dialog between Kaine and Aracely. This has been a strong point of the title since issue one and continues to delight. The part where she is talking about the evil presence being there while not being there, and Kaine telling her that doesn't make any sense, was funny.
6) Witnessing Sun Girl jump into the fire in order to save Haechi was awesome. Having her 'miss' the bad guys only to have been aiming at the chains was a nice touch, I see some serious bonding between those two evolving from this and that warmth is what will be needed to cement this group as a team. I really like it!
7) Speedball: "Get out Jake Waffles!" Jake Waffles: "I cannot get out. I live here." Hilarious!
8) I really liked watching Justice assume a Cyclops like leadership role on the team. I guess he has always kind of been their Tactician-Leader but this issue really portrayed him very clearly in that role. Seeing him stride into the room, cape billowing, in order to take command on page 20 was awesome. This written portrayal along with Marcus' awesome artwork on him throughout this issue reminded my of why Justice has been one of my favorites through all these long years.
9) Finally, I can't end my list of favorite points without mentioning that old school cameo towards the end. Yost tied the character in nicely by incorporating dark force wielding Inhumans. It was a touch of nostalgia seeing the character there, if even just for the moment.
I can't wait to see what happens next. Where did the team end up after teleporting? Who are all those angry people with crowbars closing in on them? Will we learn the true story behind what happened to Namorita? When will Dwayne Taylor make his dramatic return? The next issue is too far away...


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Subterranean Fire: A History of Working-Class Radicalism in the United States, takes a closer look at the income statistics everyone is celebrating., author of
HAS THE economic recovery finally filtered down to the U.S. working class, more than seven years after the official end of the Great Recession? The U.S. Census Bureau says yes, based on the results of its Current Population Surveyreleased on September 13.
According to the Census Bureau, all sectors of the population–be their incomes high or low, their ages old or young, their regions East, West, North or South–experienced sizeable income gains between 2014 and 2015. In fact, as MSNBC reported, income grew the fastest for the poorest people: "[T]he income growth was widespread across every…racial/ethnic demographic, with Americans at the bottom seeing the largest percentage increase."
But the Census Bureau's findings are highly suspect, mainly due the mountain of economic data they ignore.
Who could trust a meteorologist, for example, who reports cheerfully: "The recent heat wave has given way to cooler, more pleasant temperatures," yet doesn't mention a tropical storm presently whipping through the region?
The Current Population Survey has a similar problem, reporting on pre-tax cash income increases without regard to the spiraling expenses necessary to survive in today's world.
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THE SURVEY showed that median U.S. household income rose a whopping 5.2 percent to $56,516 last year–not only the first increase since before the recession began in 2008, but also the fastest income growth in nearly 50 years.
It also found that 3.5 million people climbed out of poverty in 2015, lowering the poverty rate from 14.8 percent to 13.5 percent–the sharpest annual drop in poverty since the late 1960s. In addition, the percentage of Americans with health insurance for at least part of 2015 reached 90.9 percent–the highest ever recorded.
With such upbeat news arriving less than two months before the election, it was almost possible to hear the corks popping over at Democratic Party headquarters. After all, records were broken in 2015! Obamacare is working! People are working!
Corporate media giants broadcast this ostensibly magnificent news with headlines such as "Median incomes are up and poverty rate is down, surprisingly strong census figures show" (Los Angeles Times) and "Poverty goes down, coverage goes up, and America gets a raise" (MSNBC).
The Washington Post editorial board used the report as an opportunity to ridicule both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump (as if they were two peas in a pod) for their "bombardment of negativity about the U.S. economy" on the campaign trail–claiming the Census Bureau data proved that "the entire time candidates such as Mr. Sanders and Mr. Trump were out on the stump, the U.S. economy was performing contrary to their respective tales of woe."
But headlines such as "America Gets a Raise" imply that wages have risen significantly when they have not.
To be sure, roughly 2.4 million more people found full-time, year-round jobs in 2015 compared with the year before. But wages rose much less than 5.2 percent last year. Higher median household income reflects more hours worked rather than a substantial hike in pay.
And even by the Census Bureau's own measurement, in 2015 median household income (which is the level at which 50 percent of the population makes more and the other 50 percent makes less–was still lower than in 2007, and lower still than the all-time high in 1999.
Further examination also reveals that people in rural areas didn't share in the increase, but rather experienced a 2 percent decrease in median income last year–which fell to just $44,657 for these households, far below the national median.
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THE CENSUS Bureau generalizations about median income dramatically downplay the deep concentrations of poverty that exist across the country. For example, North Dakota had the nation's biggest drop in child poverty between 2011 and 2016, but the poverty rate for Native American children, the majority living on reservations, is five times higher than for the rest of the state's children.
Likewise, buried within a Detroit Free Press article headlined "Michigan posts its largest income gain since the recession" is the admission that the majority Black cities of:
Flint and Detroit continue to have some of the highest poverty rates in the U.S., at 40.8 percent and 39.8 percent, respectively. The child poverty rate is higher–more than half of the children who lived in Detroit and Flint last year lived in poverty, 57.6 percent and 58.3 percent, respectively.
The Census Bureau figures also ignore the enormous income disparities, often along racial lines, within individual cities. According to the Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.'s median household income rose to $75,600 in 2015, but that breaks down to $120,000 for white households compared to just $41,000 for Black households. The poverty rate for the city's Black population is 27 percent–and 75 percent of all D.C. residents living in poverty are Black.
There is yet another way that the Census Bureau's poverty statistics skew lower while its median income figures skew higher.
In the introduction to its Current Population Survey, the bureau makes the following caveat about its "sample" population: "People in institutions, such as prisons, long-term care hospitals and nursing homes, are not eligible to be interviewed in the CPS…[P]eople who are homeless and not living in shelters are not included in the sample." The list of those excluded from the survey thus includes millions of the most impoverished people in the U.S.
Despite the flaws in the Census Bureau's findings, they still show roughly one in four African Americans and Native Americans and more than one in five Latinos living under the official poverty line. One in five children are living in poverty by official standards, and 10 percent of U.S. households are trying to survive on less than $13,300 a year.
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BUT THE most glaring problem with the Census Bureau's methodology is its appallingly low poverty threshold. If the poverty line were scaled upward to a more accurate level, the official poverty rate of the U.S. population would certainly skyrocket statistically.
The Social Security Administration developed the current poverty measure back in 1963, adopting a formula based on the minimum amount of money necessary to buy a subsistence level of food, using data from the 1955 Household Food Consumption Survey. On the assumption that food expenditures made up one-third of what a family of four needed to survive at the time, that amount was then multiplied by three to define the poverty line.
This definition, using obsolete 50-year-old consumption patterns and even more antiquated 60-year-old prices (adjusted annually based on the consumer price index), is still in use today.
If that formula (food expenses times three) was ever adequate for survival–and it most certainly wasn't in the era of Eisenhower–it is completely preposterous today. In 2015, the poverty threshold was set at just at $24,250 for a family of four and $11,770 for an individual.
Even the Census Bureau recognizes some of the shortcomings of its formula. Since 2010, it has issued a "Supplemental Poverty Measure," adding income from sources such as Social Security, tax credits and food stamps, while subtracting some expenses, such as work costs, medical care and child-support payments.
In 2015, this statistic showed the rate of poverty at a (slightly) more realistic 14.3 percent, compared to the Consumer Population Survey's 13.5 percent.
But the Supplemental Poverty Measure is an exercise in futility, however well meaning its proponents' intentions. It does nothing to actually improve the lives of impoverished people because the government relies only on the Current Population Survey to determine eligibility for government poverty programs such as food stamps.
And while those cloistered in the bubble of the federal bureaucracy seem to find its poverty threshold adequate for survival, anyone with at least one foot in the real world is aware that no family of four can make ends meet on $24,250 a year.
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JUST AS every household needs a budget measuring its income in relation to expenses, we should examine the actual cost of just a few major household necessities to give a cursory sense of whether that 5.2 percent rise in median household income last year actually made a dent in falling working-class living standards:
— Rent: According to apartmentlist.com, using Census data from 1960 to 2014, median rent has risen by 64 percent after adjusting for inflation, while real household income only increased by 18 percent. Between 2000 and 2010, rents rose by 18 percent while household income fell by 7 percent.
As Apartmentlist.com concluded, "As a result, the share of cost-burdened renters [households spending more than one-third of their income on rent] nationwide more than doubled, from 24 percent in 1960 to 49 percent in 2014."
If anything, the pace is accelerating: In the last year alone, median rents rose by 2.3 percent to $1,120 per month for a 1-bedroom apartment and $1,300 for a 2-bedroom.
— Child care: The cost of child care has nearly doubled since the 1980s–yet it is not considered a necessary household expenditure, even though 75 percent of mothers with children six to 17 years old are in the labor force, as are 61 percent of mothers with children under 3 years old.
In 2015, the average child care cost rose to over $143 a week. As a result, fewer working parents can afford to pay for it and end up keeping children with relatives or trading off child care shifts while the other parent, if they have one, is at their job.
Whereas 42 percent of parents paid for child care in 1997, only 32 percent did so by 2011.The poorest families spend the largest proportion–one-third of their incomes–on child care.
— Health care: The Supplemental Poverty Measure for 2015 showed that with medical expenses–including insurance premiums, co-pays, co-insurance, prescription drug costs and other uncovered medical expenses–factored in, 11.2 million (or 3.5 percent) more people are living in poverty than the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey acknowledges.
And we can expect next year's statistics to be even worse, as employers continue to push more insurance costs onto their employees. More and more employers are turning to plans with higher co-pays and so-called "high-deductible" plans, offering premiums workers can barely afford and deductibles of $1,000 or $2,000 a year–meaning workers have to pay these amounts before insurance kicks in even a penny toward their medical care.
This year, deductibles alone are rising nearly six times faster than wages, according to the 2016 Employer Health Benefits Survey of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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A NEW Georgetown University study on job creation shows that workers with a high school diploma or less have lost the most income during the recovery, as more jobs go to those with at least some post-secondary education–perhaps reflecting a glut of "over-educated" applicants for low wage jobs.
"Of the 7.2 million jobs lost in the recession," the Georgetown study states, "5.6 million were jobs for workers with a high school diploma or less…On net, there are now more than 5.5 million fewer jobs for individuals with a high school education or less than there were in December 2007."
This downward trend began well before the Great Recession. A report by the Hamilton Project of the Brookings Institution found that between 1990 and 2003, real median wages had already fallen by 20 percent for male workers without a high school diplomaage 30 to 45, and by 12 percent for women in the same category.
As the New York Times, citing the report, concluded: "Less-educated Americans, especially men, are shifting away from manufacturing and other jobs that once offered higher pay, and a higher share are now working in lower-paying food service, cleaning and groundskeeping jobs."
But this decline in wages is tied to more than the decline in manufacturing jobs. As theTimes article added, "[P]ay levels are declining in almost all of the fields that employ less-educated workers, so even those who have held onto jobs as manufacturers, operators and laborers are making less than they would have a generation ago." Inflation-adjusted annual pay for manufacturing jobs fell from $33,600 in 1990 to $28,000 in 2013.
While much media attention today is devoted to labeling the so-called "millennial" generation the best-educated in history, fully two-thirds of those between the ages of 25 and 32 have no bachelor's degree–a figure that is virtually identical to the baby-boomer generation.
But the earnings shortfall for young people without a bachelor's degree compared to those with a four-year degree has fallen from 77 percent in 1979 to just 62 percent today. And with student debt averaging $35,000 per college grad, a bachelor's degree is simply out of reach for most low-income young adults.
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THE LONG-term decline in wages is not an accident, nor an unfortunate consequence of factors beyond the control of U.S. policymakers. On the contrary, it has been a long time in the making.
Since the late 1970s, both Democratic and Republican policymakers joined with the rest of the corporate class in a strategy intended to drive down working-class living standards in order to raise corporate profits. This comprehensive set of policies–which involved legal green lights for union busting, wage and benefit cuts, dismantling social welfare subsidies, and privatizing formerly public services in order to shift costs onto consumers–has more recently become known as "neoliberalism."
The greatest damage from neoliberalism was done early on, from the late 1970s through the early 1990s. The average real hourly wages of production and nonsupervisory workers fell by 15 percent between 1973 and the mid-1990s, lowering the ceiling for working-class wages ever since. Wages briefly rose during the economic boom of the late 1990s–only to be derailed by the early 2000s when wages began to stagnate again. The Great Recession once again accelerated the decline.
The claims of the 2015 Current Population Survey should be viewed in this historical context. Since 1979, the vast majority of U.S. workers have seen their wages bouncing back and forth between decline and stagnation, while the wealthiest few have enjoyed massive gains in income. Even the Census Bureau's statistics showed that the enormous degree of income inequality in 2015 was "not statistically significant" from the year (or years) before.
So a more appropriate headline for the articles about the Census Bureau report would be, "Neoliberalism continues to slash working-class living standards, with no end in sight (until workers fight back)."
Amid mounting public threats that the US is preparing an escalation of its military intervention in Syria, the New York Times Thursday published a lead editorial branding Russia as an "outlaw state."
This ratcheting up of rhetoric that has grown increasingly hysterical in regard to Russia is a response to the debacle suffered by US imperialism in its over five-year-long proxy war for regime change in Syria. Syrian government forces, backed by Russian air power, appear to be on the brink of retaking all of the eastern portion of Aleppo, the last major bastion of the US-backed "rebels," composed principally of Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militias.
Secretary of State John Kerry issued an ultimatum to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Wednesday: either Russia grounds both its own and the Syrian government's warplanes, or Washington will break off all negotiations with Moscow on Syria.
The significance of this threat was further spelled out in a press briefing by State Department spokesman John Kirby, who told reporters that as a consequence of Russia failing to bow to US demands, "extremists and extremist groups will continue to…expand their operations, which will include, no question, attacks against Russian interests, perhaps even Russian cities, and Russia will continue to send troops home in body bags, and they will continue to lose resources—even, perhaps, more aircraft."
The provocative and utterly reckless character of Kirby's remarks was no accident. That Washington intended to communicate a threat to unleash CIA-sponsored terrorism against Russia was underscored by a Washington Postcolumn by Philip Gordon, who until last year was the White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf. The piece, which warned in its headline that "Russia will pay the price," used almost identical language, stating that continued Russian action in Syria "could very well result in terrorist attacks against Russia."
Gordon went on to warn that the Obama administration could take actions to "increase costs on Russia," adding, "Arming the opposition with shoulder-fired missiles capable of hitting Russian and Syrian planes over Aleppo is among the options."
The ex-White House aide finally cautioned Moscow that if "Hillary Clinton becomes the next U.S. president, Putin could be facing a U.S. leader who has long supported a no-fly zone in Syria and robust support for the opposition, has expressed skepticism about Russia's intentions in Syria, and will be looking to more clearly reassert American leadership in the Middle East."
It is evident, however, that the question of whether an escalation of the US intervention in Syria can wait until after the US election of November 8 has become the subject of heated debate within the US ruling establishment.
The Reuters news agency cited unnamed senior officials as saying that the Obama administration is considering "tougher responses to the Russian-backed Syrian government assault, including military options," including the provision of heavier weaponry to the Al Qaeda-linked "rebels" and air strikes on Syrian government positions. (This second option was already put into practice with the September 17 US bombing that killed and wounded close to 200 Syrian troops near Deir Ezzor, which Washington claimed was an accident.)
With its editorial denunciation of Russia as an "outlaw state," the New York Times is effectively weighing in on the debate within America ruling circles over the US intervention in Syria. It wants a military escalation and it wants it now—against Russia.
The Times writes: "President Obama has long refused to approve direct military intervention in Syria. And Mr. Putin may be assuming that Mr. Obama is unlikely to confront Russia in his final months and with an American election season in full swing. But with the rebel stronghold in Aleppo under threat of falling to the government, administration officials said that such a response is again under consideration."
To bolster its case, the Times throws in unsubstantiated charges made in an investigation driven entirely by "evidence" supplied by the Ukrainian secret police that Russia was responsible for the July 2014 shootdown of a Malaysia Airline jet over the war-torn Donbass region.
Putin, the newspaper declares, is guilty of "butchering civilians in Syria and Ukraine, annexing Crimea, computer-hacking American government agencies," and "crushing dissent at home."
Putin's government represents Russia's ruling oligarchy, which enriched itself through the theft of state property during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the restoration of capitalism. Its intervention in Syria, though of a defensive character, in response to US attempts to encircle and isolate Russia, represents the interests of this oligarchy and provides no progressive solution to the catastrophe unleashed by imperialism on Syria and the broader Middle East.
That being said, the crimes of Putin pale in the face of those carried out by successive US administrations, all of them with the complicity and propaganda support of the New York Times.
The US government is responsible for over a million deaths in Iraq and hundreds of thousands more from Afghanistan to Libya and Yemen. It instigated the regime-change operations in both Ukraine and Syria that gave rise to the "butchery" in those countries, much of it inflicted with weapons supplied by the CIA.
Moreover, even as the Times attacked the Russians' "butchery" in Syria, the Pentagon announced that it is sending another 600 US troops to Iraq to prepare for a siege of Mosul, which, like the previous assaults on Fallujah and Ramadi, will entail massive crimes against the civilian population.
As for Russian computer hacking, the Times speaks on behalf of the US government, which, through the NSA, engages in the most massive spying operation the world has ever seen. And as for "crushing dissent at home," the US, it should be recalled, is a country where the police murder over 1,000 people every year and the so-called "justice system" keeps some 2 million people behind bars. In brief, the Times editorial is a piece of war propaganda.
The term "outlaw state" was first put into official use by Ronald Reagan. It was later rendered as "rogue state" under Bill Clinton and, then, under George W. Bush, became the "axis of evil." Invariably, these terms were used to describe oppressed, semi-colonial countries targeted by US imperialism for war and conquest: Nicaragua, Grenada, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, North Korea, Iran, etc.
Now, in the pages of the New York Times, the term is used to describe Russia, a country of 146 million people armed with nuclear weapons. The implications could not be more ominous.
While the motivations of the Times editors may include short-term political considerations—the possibility of an "October surprise" in Syria boosting the prospects of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton—the anti-Russia propaganda campaign that the newspaper is leading has far deeper roots in the crisis of American capitalism and the protracted drive by US imperialism to overcome its historic decline through the instrument of militarism.
If words have any meaning, the Times editorial is a warning: behind the backs of the people of the United States and the entire planet, the preparations for a third world war are advancing rapidly.
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Reports issued this week by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) point to worsening stagnation in the global economy and a consequent rise of nationalist tensions.
The WTO forecast that global trade would grow by only 1.7 percent this year, compared to the already low rate of 2.8 percent it had predicted in April. In the analytic chapters of its latest "World Economic Outlook" (WEO) report, the IMF warned that "broad-based" low inflation and outright deflation could lead to a full-blown deflationary cycle in which lower prices, combined with falling investment, lead to a further economic contraction.
"Disinflation has been taking place across a broad range of countries and regions," the report stated. "By 2015 inflation rates were below medium-term expectations in more than 85 percent of a broad sample of 120 economies—20 percent of which were actually experiencing outright deflation."
The WTO report focused on the rapid downturn in global trade, particularly over the past three years. Since the 1980s, world trade has grown at a rate 1.5 to 2 times faster than the growth in global gross domestic product. This year, the trade growth rate will only be 80 percent of GDP, the first time trade growth has dipped below GDP growth since 2001 and only the second time since 1982.
"The dramatic slowing of trade growth is serious and should serve as a wake-up call," said WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo. Having earlier pointed to the rise of protectionist measures, especially by major countries, the WTO again raised its concerns over this issue. It was necessary to ensure that the slowdown did not "translate into misguided policies that could make the situation much worse, not only from the perspective of trade but also for job creation and economic growth and development."
"This is a moment to heed the lessons of history and recommit to openness in trade, which can help to spur economic growth," Azevêdo said.
The reference to the "lessons of history" was an allusion to the experience of the Great Depression of the 1930s, when all of the major economic powers reacted to a contraction in world markets by imposing increased tariff barriers and forming currency blocs, further exacerbating the downward spiral and contributing to the conflicts that erupted in 1939 in the Second World War.
His remarks were echoed in a speech delivered by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in Chicago yesterday. She said the world economy faced the danger of constrictions on trade and increased protectionism.
"Restricting trade is a clear case of economic malpractice," she said. Limiting economic openness was "sure to worsen the growth outlook for the world," and it was necessary to "reverse the trend toward protectionism and restore a climate that supports a rebound in trade."
The IMF drew attention to the slowdown of trade in its WEO report, noting that it was a symptom of sluggish growth. "Empirical analysis suggested that up to three-fourths of the shortfall in real trade growth since 2012 compared with 2003-2007 can be traced to globally weaker economic growth, notably subdued investment."
The decline in investment is particularly significant because investment is the driving force of economic expansion in the capitalist economy. Investment is carried out in the expectation of future profits, leading in turn to higher employment and greater demand for raw materials and industrial goods, thereby promoting broader economic expansion. But as profit expectations decline, investment falls, bringing about economic contraction and a turn to financial speculation and manipulation to boost profits.
The IMF warned that the "quantitative easing" measures of central banks, carried out with the rationale that low interest rates will lift inflation and stimulate investment in the real economy, but in reality only boosting speculation, were reaching their limit. It said "bold policy actions" were needed to avoid the risk of chronically undershooting inflation targets and eroding the credibility of monetary policy, especially in the advanced economies.
The IMF has been calling for some time for increased government spending on infrastructure programs in order to provide an economic boost.
This call was repeated by Lagarde in her Chicago speech. She said governments with so-called fiscal space, such as Canada, Germany and South Korea, had to more aggressively pursue government spending. She also called for greater coordination among major countries. The IMF has been regularly making such calls at meetings of the G20 in the recent period, but has failed to elicit any concrete action.
"No doubt, the current situation is different from the 2008 crisis, which required a prompt, massive and coordinated fiscal response," Lagarde said. "But as our 'new mediocre' is less acute, it is also more divisive and subtle than a full-blown crisis, and it could prove just as toxic as the recovery has so far proven elusive."
She said if all countries worked to stimulate their own growth, this would bring "positive spillovers" that would "reinforce each other" and benefit the world economy as a whole. While such an approach might appear to be in accord with logic and reason, however, it runs into the objective obstacle of the division of the world into rival great powers with conflicting interests. All the major powers are in favour of such action, provided someone else does it.
The US, for example, wants to see increased spending by Germany to boost the European economy, thereby benefiting American exporters and investors. Germany, on the other hand, fears that such measures will weaken its financial position to the benefit of US banks and investment houses.
Consequently, rather than increased collaboration, the world economy is marked by increased national tensions and rivalries. The rise of protectionist measures—initiated in the main by the advanced economies—is accompanied by outright economic warfare, expressed most sharply in the European Union's demand for a €13 billion back tax payment from Apple, the sinking of the US-based Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership by Germany and France, and the US Justice Department's $14 billion fine against Deutsche Bank, which threatens to send the German banking giant into bankruptcy.
The intractable contradictions gripping the world economy were highlighted in another part of the IMF's WEO analysis, where it called for China to pull back from "unsustainably high growth targets" by reining in credit growth. China has responded to the global economic slowdown by increasing credit by 13 percent this year—the fastest expansion since the 2008 financial crisis.
But with the country's debt-to-GDP ratio at 250 percent and rising, these measures could set off a financial crisis. The IMF called for a comprehensive plan to address "vulnerabilities" in the financial sector. "A disorderly deleveraging … could trigger contagion in emerging market financial markets," it said.
Thus, while calling for increased global growth, the IMF wants the world's second largest economy, where the growth rate of 6.5 percent is far higher than most of the rest of the world, to cut back on stimulus lest this set off a financial crisis with global repercussions.
The remarks by both Lagarde and Azevêdo point to fears in policy-making circles that the world economy is increasingly riven by nationalist tensions which, despite their warnings, they are unable to reduce.
There are other, related concerns, generally referred to somewhat euphemistically as a "backlash" against globalisation. At heart, this is a reference to mounting social opposition to the growth of social inequality and hostility to the entire political and corporate establishment, a phenomenon reflected in contradictory ways in the support for Bernie Sanders in the US presidential race, the Brexit vote in the UK, the crisis of the traditional ruling parties and rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe, and the elevation of Donald Trump as the Republican presidential candidate in the US.
Fear is mounting within the international capitalist class of this opposition taking the form of a conscious struggle by the working class on the basis of a socialist perspective. Some of what is being discussed behind closed doors was revealed in an editorial published earlier this month by the BritishEconomist magazine, which warned that the present economic climate bore a striking similarity to the "backlash" that led to the Russian Revolution.
A century later, the Economist wrote, what may be taking place is a return to "1917 and all that."
Half of U.S. physicians are "disengaged, burned out, and demoralized and plan to either retire, cut back on work hours, or seek non-clinical roles," reports MedPage Today, citing a new nationwide survey commissioned by The Physicians Foundation.
"Many physicians are dissatisfied with the current state of the medical practice environment and they are opting out of traditional patient care roles," said Walker Ray, MD, president of The Physicians Foundation, in remarks that appeared with the survey.
"The implications of evolving physician practice patterns for both patient access and the implementation of healthcare reform are profound."
MedPage Today reports:
The majority of the 17,236 physicians surveyed (54%) describe their morale as somewhat or very negative, 63% are pessimistic about the future of the medical profession, 49% always or often experience feelings of burn-out, and 49% would not recommend medicine as a career to their children, according to the survey.
Physicians identified regulatory/paperwork burdens and loss of clinical autonomy as their primary sources of dissatisfaction. They spend 21% of their time on non-clinical paper work duties, according to the survey, while only 14% said they have the time they need to provide the highest standards of care. About two-thirds (72%) said third-party intrusions detract from the quality of care. …
The survey indicates that only 33% of physicians now identify as private practice owners, down from 49% in 2012, while 58% identify as employees, up from 44% in 2012.
Physicians also indicated that "they're disengaged from key initiatives of healthcare reform," MedPage Today reports.
Only 43% said their compensation is tied to value. Of these, the majority (77%) have 20% or less of their compensation tied to value. Only 20% are familiar with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) which will greatly accelerate value-based payments to physicians.
While 36% of physicians participate in accountable care organizations (ACOs), only 11% believe ACOs are likely to enhance quality while decreasing costs. Physicians also are dubious about hospital employment of doctors, another mechanism for achieving healthcare reform.
Two-thirds (66%) do not believe hospital employment will enhance quality of care or decrease costs. Even 50% of physicians who are themselves employed by hospitals, do not see hospital employment as a positive trend.
The survey additionally found:
* 80% of physicians are overextended or are at capacity, with no time to see additional patients
* 48% of physicians said their time with patients is always or often limited
* Employed physicians see 19% fewer patients than practice owners
* 46.8% of physicians plan to accelerate their retirement plans
* 20% of physicians practice in groups of 101 doctors or more, up from 12% in 2012
* Only 17% of physicians are in solo practice, down from 25% in 2012
* 27% of physicians do not see Medicare patients, or limit the number they see
* 36% of physicians do not see Medicaid patients, or limit the number they see
One Truthdig reader said of the findings:
One should compare what's happened in the medical profession with what's happened in the nation's universities—greed and ideologically driven (rather than empirically based) business modeling turned control of persons educated to perform the profession's real work over to hordes of bean counting 'administrators' whose policies and actions deprive doctors and professors of autonomy, reduce both time to perform and fair reward for their work, and slash due respect for their hard acquired skills and the developed judgment needed to effectively use them with patients and students.
These results follow from privatization, which is a form of theft consisting of the capitalist practice of plundering employees and reducing services to the public in order to leach wealth for owners, managers or both—workers, humanity and Earth's future be damned.
Update: Via email, Truthdig reader Lawrence Raines, recently retired from a career in healthcare, adds to the findings and the preceding comment:
I was an independent General Surgeon who retired (after 31 years in same location) in August 2013 because of the relentless, oppressive intrusion of Corporatised Medicine which is nicely described by the above quote from one of your readers. There are myriad reasons that led to my retirement but using my long acquired and honed skills to care for my patients was not one of them. I loved being a doctor but my professional life was literally sucked out of me and according to the article and conversations with former colleagues it has continued to get worse, "much worse." I don't think this is unique to healthcare and I have grave concerns about what type of society will exist for my grandchildren. Greed and Power and the associated Immorality are corrupting the world.
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Black Women Film Network Celebrating 20 Years
(ATLANTA) – February 17, 2017 – The Black Women Film Network (BWFN), celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year, has announced Tichina Arnold and Teyonah Parris as honorees at the 2017 "Untold Stories" Awards Luncheon taking place Friday, March 3 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The accomplished actresses are being recognized for their excellence in acting and for promoting positive images of black women in television and film.
A two-time NAACP Image Award winning actress, Tichina Arnold is best known for her role as "Pam Jones" on the hit T.V. series "Martin," for which she won her first Image Award. Her second Image trophy was for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for her first season starring in the critically acclaimed comedy "Everybody Hates Chris," a series inspired by the childhood experiences of comedian Chris Rock. Arnold can currently be seen as "Cassie Calloway" on the hit Starz show "Survivor's Remorse."
Juilliard-trained actress Teyonah Parris has had starring roles in tv shows such as "Mad Men" and films such as Dear White People, Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story and Chi-Raq, where she played the lead character "Lysistrata," opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. She currently plays "Missy Vaughn" on "Survivor's Remorse."
Additional luncheon honorees are Ozzie Areu, president of Tyler Perry Studios, Will Areu, vice president of Tyler Perry Studios, actor Dondre Whitfield ("Queen Sugar," "Mistresses") and Donna Lowry, veteran broadcast journalist and 20-year BWFN board member.
Several students will also be awarded with the annual BWFN Scholarship during the luncheon:
- Danielle Boyd, Senior, New York University
- Ataria Brown, Junior, Atlanta Technical College
- Sara Griffin, Sophomore, Atlanta Technical College
- Ariel Jones, Freshman, Louisiana State University
The "Untold Stories" Awards Luncheon is part of the three-day Black Women Film Summit on March 2-4. The Summit will open Thursday, March 2 at the Center for Civil and Human Rights with a screening of FOX's new drama "Shots Fired," created by Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood.
The final day of the Summit is Saturday, March 4 at Atlanta Technical College. On this day, BWFN will present the Black Women Film Festival screenings — in partnership with Bronzelens Film Festival — from 12p – 3pm.
Also on Saturday, the 10th Annual BWFN Book Festival will take place from 12pm – 2pm and will feature a number of authors, including former Death Row Records artist, Danny Boy Steward and his book Stranded on Death Row. Additional authors in attendance will be:
Mel Pender Expressions of Hope (biography)
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Ruth P. Watson Cranberry Winter (novel)
Faghayai Ogoun Chasing the Horizon (novel)
Marsalis Higgs I Was Young (modern fairytales – fiction)
Karyn Greer I Am A Mother (coffee table book)
Lori Dixon James Letters to My Daughter: While I Am of Good; Health, Sound Mind and Sound Body (non-fiction); My Father Has Dementia. My Mother has Denial (non-fiction)
ChooseATL will present a panel discussion at 3pm entitled "Secrets from the Set: Showrunners, Writers, Actresses Take You Behind the Scenes of Hit TV Shows & Films Produced in Atlanta." There will also be workshops on kids acting, stand-up comedy, auditioning, casting and social media.
Sponsors of the 2017 Summit are 11Alive, The Foote Welch Group at Morgan Stanley, ChooseATL, Georgia Production Partnership and the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame.
For tickets to the luncheon, visit blackwomenfilm.org, passes to the Summit, visit blackwomenfilmsummit.org, sponsorship inquiries, contact Natana Denzmore, email@example.com, For media inquiries, contact Saptosa Foster, email@example.com.
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Established in 1997, the Black Women Film Network (BWFN) was founded to prepare black women to enter the film and television industries. The organization seeks to preserve the voice of these women through film and educational programs that empower and inform. A 501(c)3 non-profit, BWFN provides student scholarships, hosts screenings and workshops, and honors individuals who have excelled in this difficult industry.


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Aging Teddy Boy in electric-blue trench coat: Do you have a book called Boozers of 1910 ?
Emily: No, I'm afraid not. I'd remember a title like that.
Aging Teddy Boy: Be a great book though, wouldn't it?
Emily: Sounds like it.
Aging Teddy Boy: Or Booze Bandits of 1910. Even better.
Emily: So it's not actually a real book?
Aging Teddy Boy: It should be though, know what I mean?
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Here are our scheduled rehearsal dates, times and locations for the remainder of 2017:
Here is information for our final Easter Week music rehearsals and other coordinating instructions for Easter Sunday. Remember that our Easter Sunday music rehearsal this week is 7:30 – 9:00 PM tomorrow, Wednesday, April 12th, NOT Thursday.
IMPORTANT: Please arrive for Wednesday's rehearsal by 7:20 PM or earlier in order to help set up and to be ready to start rehearsal with Milton and the choirs promptly at 7:30 PM.
We'll also have one final rehearsal 9:00 – 10:00 AM this Saturday, April 15th in the Choir Room.
Here are the details for Easter Sunday 2017:
Easter 2017 Morning Services
Easter Services Music
Additional Coordinating instructions
Keep working on your parts to ensure you have them down. I encourage you to at least listen to, but also play along with audio files of our music at:
See you at rehearsal tomorrow evening!
Don't miss 18 DEC Lessons & Carols Sunday at Grace United Methodist Church with wonderful music provided by our various choirs and ensembles, to include the UMC Grace Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, and Percussion. To God be the glory!


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The Getaway Walkthrough:
09: The Cowgirl and the Cash
This is a rather straightforward mission. You first drop Yasmin, and then go to the Yardie place.
The car is pointing at the Yardie hangout.
Now you have to clear it out completely - just lots of fighting and healing.
When you finally make it to the back room on the top floor, you find a bag with cash in it. Mission over.
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Do not think about, write about or deal with human behavior without determining the effects of incentives. It's not their money, of course they'll waste it.
Wherein we see that certain people can indeed make money from delusions. Magic is not just for magicians. If one wants to understand something, look for the incentives.
All Of This Climate Change Fearmongering Just About the Money?
By Adrian Vance
In the "Global Warming," "Climate Change" issue Democrats, Liberals, Greens and Socialists love to heap disdain on deniers, coal and oil companies; the largest is Exxon. They posted a net profit on operations of eight percent, and we have no reason to believe other oil companies make more, but less. A number have gone bankrupt since the decline in oil prices. Who is making money on "Climate Change?"
New exploration and extraction methods have greatly increased both the supply and potential supply of fossil fuels. Most of the rationale for "green energy"–we'll soon run out, is gone. Like delusional people everywhere, they've invented new reasons.
The largest class of profiteers is college professors who have gotten over $550 billion, since 1988, in grants for papers supporting the concept CO2 was heating the atmosphere regardless the fact that physical science classifies it "a trace gas in the atmosphere." And, one of the greatest physical scientists of all time has shown that increasing CO2 cools the atmosphere! Do not bother to submit a proposal for a study promoting that fact. We have tried and not gotten responses, much less reportable rejections. The publishers know "The fix is in."
Environmental groups massively outspend opponents. Opposition to global warming activism raises $46 million annually with 91 conservative think tanks, according to Forbes Magazine. That is one-sixth of Greenpeace' $260 million budget and they are only one of many such groups. There are several "Global Warming Stars!"
Former Vice President Al Gore's global warming work has increased his net worth from $700,000 in 2000 AD to $172.5 million in 2015 Gore and the former Goldman Sach's Chief of Asset Management made $218 million between 2008 and 2011 promoting a carbon credit exchange they founded. In spite of the fact the exchange, that cost $200 million to set up and never opened Gore got away with millions of Dollars. While many have marveled that Gore managed to invest in companies just before they got Federal grants there has been no publicity regarding his good fortunes or acumen. That seems unfair and regretable Mr. Gore has not been lauded for his incredible talent with an indictment for securities fraud.
As Harry Truman said, one can't get rich in politics unless one is a crook.
Elon Musk is either a visionary or a very lucky idiot, as he has proposed ideas that many engineers have said were insane, but all have been funded by Federal and state governments. After a $110,000 donation to the Obama campaign, Mr. Musk got $5 billion in Federal loan guarantees and guess how much money Mr. Musk has borrowed to date? And, guess how much his net worth is reported to be? His very expensive and questionable engineering continues to marvel the world as well as financial experts.
Musk Chairs a number of companies including Tesla Motors and SolarCity that get billions in Federal subsidies and loan guarantees, but no profits in the marketplace. Musk got $1.4 billion of Nevada taxpayer money to build his "Gigafactory" there. Then, SolarCity moved to Nevada for another multi-million Dollar subsidy. Again, no profit, then Nevada changed the way they were subsidizing solar energy disfavoring Musk so he pulled out of the state with a loss of many millions to stuck taxpayers! Meanwhile he remains on the list of American billionaires while Democrats wail about Trump!
Tesla also produces a lithium ion-battery "Powerwall," for $7,340 to store electricity in homes. The Powerwall was to make rooftop solar panels economic, but they take 40 years to pay for themselves while the Tesla warranty is only for ten years and testing reveals they will only last 15 years at the outside.
The Powerwall, which looked so cool, is dead even in delusion-world.
Billionaire Warren Buffett has invested a lot in utilities like NV Energy. His Berkshire Hathaway fund invested $30 billion in green energy sources. Warren Buffet was a great force in lobbying the Nevada state government to revise power metering to boost utility incomes at the expense of the people. The effects have been utterly disastrous.
Vinod Khosla, the Indian billionaire has poured over a billion dollars of his own money, as well as more of the government's, into 50 different green energy startups. He has been behind some of the green tech industry's most spectacular failures. Despite these repeated flops, he's still getting and pouring money into green energy, according to The New York Times.
Khosla has spent a lot of money investing in ethanol, an inferior fuel, and heavily dependent on a federal mandate requiring gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain amount of it. Ethanol tax credits are estimated to have cost the federal government up to $40 billion between 1978 and 2012, according to The National Review
Khosla was heavily invested in the ethanol company KiOR, even talking the company up during an interview with "60 Minutes." KiOR went bankrupt in November 2014 and devastated the state of Mississippi, which had given KiOR a $75 million, 20-year, no interest loan after Khosla assured the state that he would build facilities worth $500 million that would create 1,000 jobs.
Film director James Cameron has also profited greatly on environmentalism and holds a long record of being green, saying "We need to mobilize like we did during World War II to fight global warming."
When asked about the scientists who are skeptical of global warming, Cameron claimed "I want to call those deniers out into the street at high noon and shoot it out with those boneheads. Anybody that is a global-warming denier at this point in time has got their head so deeply up their asses I'm not sure they could hear me." We have to agree with Mr. Cameron's final point and will make the observation he certainly seems to know a lot about such things.
The environmentally-themed film "Avatar" netted Cameron over $650 million, making him one of the richest directors of all time with an estimated net worth of $700 million.
There many smaller players with the largest total take in academia where grant application after grant application is written to prove CO2 is evil, causing global warming, and everything bad that can be associated with it. Proposals for experimental work to really address the issue objectively are ignored, not rejected, which would result in a "paper trail," but simply ignored. This removes any objectivity from government supported science and corrupts it completely.
The greatest loss to our nation's economy is the corruption of science and science education. Now our graduates receive ten to 30% instruction as every physical science lecture is preceded by a five to 15 minute presentation on environmentalism with much of it some aspect of "global warming" or "climate change" blaming CO2 for imaginary damage to the world when the atmosphere is actually short of it and it is man's place to repair that by returning it to the atmosphere by burning stuff. The theme of this time period is Climate Change for Cash!
This is big-time political scamming. I don't mind brothers and brothers-in-law getting government contracts, but this is much bigger. When will they lose the will to pretend?
Government Job or Respect–Which'll It Be?
Cheerio and ttfn,
Grant Coulson, Ph.D.
Author, "Power Teaching: How to Find Someone to Teach Your Child when the Education System has Failed."
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It's pretty calm, about 60 degrees, cloudy and I've got 21.7 hours going into this lesson.
I put some effort into keeping the nose straight in this lesson and for the most part it worked. As proof there is a video down below. Usually I'm all over the map but this one went ok.
On to the flight… I picked up next to the hanger which is getting less nerve racking. That's a lie, it freaks me out. I know how big the rotor is and I know how long the tail is – but once you're inside the cockpit it means nothing, the rotor looks huge and the tail might as well be 100 feet long. I always feel like I'm inches from clipping something. For the record I have not clipped anything or anyone.
We moved down the taxiway, requested to get in the pattern and up we went. I'm finally able to announce my intentions but if ATC answers with anything other then what I expect I suddenly forget out to speak, sounds come out but it's not english. The next few flights I'm going to make an effort to be better at talking to those guys. Same with announcing my intentions to Grant, he usually has to prompt me to clear my right. Without thinking the other day I cleared left with my wife in the car. She made fun of me.
A couple approaches and a couple steeps got me into the autos. Approaches feel good. Quick stops felt good as well.
The first auto Grant gave me a break and we set it at 1,200 so I had some more time to think. We always set the downwind at 80knots, when we get to final or entering the auto we're at 70knots. The process is: dump the collective collective at the same time as adding left pedal and coming aft cyclic. Two big bites off throttle, then set the speed to around 50. When we know we can make our spot we roll on 1 small turn on the throttle then a small squeeze. Small flare at telephone pole height, bigger flare as we approach the runway, then collective. Pedals to keep the nose straight – MAKE SURE – to protect that torque from catching up with lots of right pedal when you need it.
When I type it out or watch it on video it seems super easy but when I'm in the cockpit an auto takes approximately 2.2 seconds and there is no time to do anything.
The first few autos of the day went well, then all of a sudden they were terrible, the last one ended up being alright but I did succeed in keeping the nose straight for 60% of the take offs which in my world is a win.
Next week I'll concentrate on handling autos better. 1.3 more hours in the books brings me to 23 hours.


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yields 36 blondies
3/4 c. butter (1 1/2 sticks)
1 3/4 c. light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. salt
2 1/2 t. baking powder
2 1/4 c. flour
2 c. chocolate chips
1 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
1. In a stand mixer (or by hand) cream butter and sugar until the mixture is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
2. Beat in eggs, one at a time until mixture is fluffy, scraping bowl often. Add vanilla.
3. Incorporate dry ingredients until just mixed. Add chocolate and walnuts until incorporated.
4. Grease a 15x10 jelly roll pan and spread the dough evenly
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes until just golden, don't over bake.
cool completely and cut into small squares
You could use any kind of mix-in for this recipe: M&M's, chopped leftover Halloween candy, the possibilities are endless.


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Purchase Ledger Clerk, Claygate, Surrey
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Contract type: Part Time / Full Time
Contract term: Permanent
We are currently seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our friendly and supportive finance team
This role will be based at our Head Office is based in Claygate which has fantastic facilities including gym, swimming pool, tennis court, pitch and putt golf and a large canteen.
The ideal candidate should be genuinely interested in finance and be adaptable and enthusiastic. General administration, experience of working in a finance department and experience as a purchase ledger clerk are essential.
Working hours: the position is for 52 weeks and ideally 36 hours per week, but there is flexibility to offer fewer hours per week
The candidate will be expected to support the GLF finance team with administrative tasks as and when required and be a key contact for finance queries from suppliers and staff. This role requires experience with working with an accounting package including reconciliation of supplier statements to processing invoices for all schools within the GLF group.
Attention to detail and a friendly and professional manner are key requirements, as is the ability to work to deadlines. The ideal candidate will also be experienced in administrative and financial duties, efficient and accurate with a good telephone manner, able to organise and prioritise their own workload and an effective communicator who is able to work as part of a team.
Full training will be provided on our accounts package, PS Financials.
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Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (That Actually Taste Amazing)!
Nothing says fall like pumpkin…
With the holidays quickly approaching, desserts are becoming even more tempting. Instead of feeling guilty for eating sweets, or not enjoying the holiday flavors, try some healthy recipes instead!
While on Pinterest, I found this recipe for Healthy Flourless Pumpkin Muffins from MakingThymeForHealth.com.
I was skeptical…so many of the "healthy" muffins I have tried have been terrible, but I was feeling adventurous, so my son and I decided to try them! 🙂
I was so glad we did. These muffins were great!!
At only 171 calories, I couldn't believe what a jackpot these are. My husband loved them as well!
Healthy Flourless Muffins Recipe
Source: MakingThymeForHealth.com
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons almond butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (I used skim milk instead.)
- 2 and 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions from MakingThymeForHealth.com
"Preheat the oven to 350°F and then grease or line a muffin tin for 12 muffins.
Starting with the wet ingredients first (pumpkin, maple syrup, eggs, etc.) layer everything except the chocolate chips into a blender or a food processor and blend for about 30 seconds, or until smooth.
Using a spoon, gently stir the chocolate chips into the batter. Pour the batter into the muffin tin, filling each about 3/4th of the way full. Bake in the oven for 22 minutes, until light golden brown.
Allow to to cool for at least 10-15 minutes before stuffing in your face."
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Your safety is our priority. The Customer-Owned Yard Line Program (COYL), available to eligible customers in Arizona, is part of that commitment to safety.
The COYL inspection and replacement program allows us to:
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The Arizona Corporation Commission, the state agency that regulates Southwest Gas, approved a program that enables us to inspect COYLs for leaks, with the customer's permission. If a leak is found, we'll offer to relocate the meter as close as possible to the building, and will replace the primary COYL at no direct cost to you*.
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Southwest Gas will inspect and/or relocate the gas meter, replacing your primary COYL with facilities owned and operated by Southwest Gas.
In some cases, a COYL inspection must be conducted to determine if your COYL is eligible for replacement through the COYL program. The inspection process is free and generally takes less than an hour. Whenever possible, we try to conduct the inspection via an external leak investigation, which only requires access to the yard. Occasionally, we may need to do a pressure test, which requires entry into your home or business. A pressure test is typically required if landscaping, patios, pools, or other obstacles prevent the inspector from walking the route of the gas line. It's easy to give your permission for the inspection by calling our Energy Specialists at 800-654-2765.
A Southwest Gas employee or contractor with proper identification will perform the COYL inspection.
If no COYL leak is found: Southwest Gas will let you know in person or we'll leave a tag on your door. This is an ongoing program, so we'll be back periodically to inspect your line again. And of course, should you suspect a leak, even if your line has been recently checked, call 911 and Southwest Gas immediately at 877-860-6020. For more natural gas safety information, click here .
If a COYL leak is found: Your gas service will be shut off immediately. To verify a leak, Southwest Gas or its contractor will need to enter your home or business. Southwest Gas representatives will discuss your options for restoring gas service as soon as possible, including replacing the primary COYL as part of this program.
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Someone is using Annapolis as a canvas and civic leaders want it stopped.
Merchants say the swirls and squiggles of spray paint on the sides of buildings in the historic district and along West Street make the city look shabby. They want police to take a more active role in halting what they say is a growing graffiti problem.
But police say they received only two reports of incidents last year and it's difficult to tell if graffiti is becoming a greater nuisance.


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- Province: Velayat Helmand
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- Population: 0
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- Local Time: 08:23
- Sunrise: 05:37
- Sunset: 18:59
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Business Leaders Who Are Also Pilots Say: Stand Strong Against ATC Privatization Today, NBAA registered its support for a letter from more than 100 American business leaders – nearly all of whom are both pilots, as well as CEOs – to U.S. House and Senate leaders, stating their unified opposition to turning the nation's ATC system over to an entity governed by a private board of directors. "Instead, we are committed to improving the ATC system with targeted solutions to identified challenges, and believe that is the appropriate way to enhance our aviation system," the letter states. Read more about the letter.
Bolen Argues for ATC Modernization, Not an Airline Give-Away, at Industry Symposium During RTCA's 2017 Global Aviation Symposium, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen reiterated the association's serious concerns with proposals that would essentially hand over governance of the nation's ATC system to a private board, noting that the system is a public asset that has always served a variety of stakeholders, and should continue to do so. Learn more about NBAA's participation in the Global Aviation Symposium.
It Pays to Plan for ADS-B Equipage Equipping a business aircraft with ADS-B capability can be time-consuming, however, Ed Hillman, of Mid-Ohio Aviation, found a way to minimize the impact. When the company's Cessna Citation Excel underwent its Phase 5 maintenance inspection, Hillman authorized the initial work toward supporting a future installation of ADS-B – ensuring the aircraft will be ready ahead of the January 2020 deadline. Learn more.
A Host of Newspapers Question Impact of ATC Privatization News outlets across the country are questioning President Trump's call for privatizing the nation's ATC system, with numerous editorial boards voicing opposition to the concept, which would replace congressional oversight of the nation's airports and airspace with a private board dominated by the airlines.
Podcast: Scholarship Winner Gets First-Hand Look at NBAA Air Traffic Services Deb Prosinski, head of Fortune 100 company's scheduling department, recently spent time in Washington, DC taking advantage of a scholarship she won from NBAA's Air Traffic Services (ATS). "It's just mind boggling to me what goes on behind the scenes of our whole air traffic system," she said. Prosinki said she plans to encourage others who work with her to apply for NBAA scholarships, so they too can see first-hand the work of NBAA's ATS.
New Pilot Resource Answers Common Flight-Planning Questions NBAA's ATS has released a pocket-sized resource for pilots that answers the most frequently asked questions about navigating the nation's airspace. The new "Pocket Reference for Flight Planning in the U.S. National Airspace System" provides tips for filing flight plans, overcoming departure delays, responding to expect departure clearance times and more.
VFR Climb Request May Significantly Reduce Delays at Aspen Pilots departing from Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) should request a VFR climb to 13,000 feet to avoid significant departure delays during peak operations at the Colorado airport. In May, the FAA eliminated the WRAP procedure associated with opposite-direction operations at Aspen, where mountains surrounding the airport require traffic to depart and arrive from the same direction.
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